Sentence examples for narrowly any effort from inspiring English sources

Before the California energy crisis blew up, the environmental community was reasonably confident that a coalition of Democrats and moderate Republicans in both the Senate and House could defeat, albeit narrowly, any effort to open the refuge to drilling.

The post said: "This was no fishing operation, it was a narrowly targeted effort".

The Romney campaign has unleashed its first barrage of commercials in Iowa and seven other battleground states, a narrowly targeted effort that underscores just how much money will flood so few states in such a small amount of time.

A narrowly targeted effort to improve physician management of a disorder with discrete treatment options did not improve therapy.

Committee Democrats narrowly rejected an effort by Representative Trent Lott, Republican of Mississippi, to let Mr. Lungren offer his amendment on the House floor.

After the failure of a crucial missile test, the Senate narrowly rejected an effort to require more stringent and thorough testing of a proposed national missile defense system.

Mr. Udall narrowly thwarted an effort in the late 1960s to build dams on the Colorado River that would have put vast stretches of the Grand Canyon under water.

A3 Missile Measure Rejected The Senate narrowly rejected an effort to require more stringent and thorough testing of a proposed national missile defense system, five days after the failure of a crucial missile test.

Georgios Samaras missed narrowly with an effort straight from the kick-off for the second-half.

On 13 April Germany's lower house of parliament narrowly defeated an effort to amend the nation's constitution to guarantee animal welfare.

Socino had the chance to draw Falcons level with the last kick of the match but missed narrowly, pulling his effort in front of the posts.